Intro
Preface
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to Additive Manufacturing
1.1 Characteristics of Additive Manufacturing Processes
1.2 Additive Manufacturing Processes
1.2.1 Stereolithography (SLA)
1.2.1.1 Pros and Cons
1.2.1.2 Machines and Manufacturers
1.2.2 Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)/Selective Laser Melting (SLM)/Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF)
1.2.2.1 Pros and Cons
1.2.2.2 Machines and Manufacturers
1.2.3 Fused Layer Modeling (FLM), Commercially: Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)
1.2.3.1 Pros and Cons
1.2.3.2 Machines and Manufacturers

1.2.4 Powder-Binder Bonding (3DP)
1.2.4.1 Pros and Cons
1.2.4.2 Machines and Manufacturers
1.2.5 Layer Laminate Manufacturing (LLM)/Selective Deposition Lamination (SDL)
1.2.5.1 Pros and Cons
1.2.5.2 Machines and Manufacturers
1.3 Processing Materials
1.4 Characteristics of Additive Manufactured Parts
References
Chapter 2: Selective Laser Melting of Reflective Optics
2.1 Adjusting Optics Manufacturing
2.2 Requirements for Reflective Optics
2.2.1 Applications for Reflective Optics
2.2.2 Geometry
2.2.3 Relation Between Design Parameters and Functionality

2.2.4 Reflector Design for Additive Manufacturing
2.3 Additive Manufacturing: Selective Laser Melting
2.4 Additive Manufacturing of a Reflector Array
2.4.1 Design of a Reflector Array
2.4.2 Validation of a Process Configurator
2.5 Challenges for SLM of Reflective Optics
References
Chapter 3: 3D Printing of Optics Based on Conventional Printing Technologies
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Materials Used for the Additive Manufacturing of Optics Using Polymerization
3.2.1 Photopolymerization Categorized According to the Reacting Species
3.2.1.1 Radical Photopolymerization

3.2.1.2 Cationic and Anionic Photopolymerization
3.2.2 Resin Composition
3.2.2.1 Photoinitiators
3.2.2.2 Prepolymers
3.2.2.3 Reactive Diluents
3.2.2.4 Other Optional Additives
3.3 Analysis of Additively Manufactured Optics
3.3.1 Analysis of the Printing Process
3.3.2 Analysis of the Shape and Surface of Additively Manufactured Optics
3.3.3 Dip Coating to Improve the Surface of Additively Manufactured Optical Elements
3.3.4 Analysis of the Optical Properties of Additively Manufactured Elements
3.4 Additively Manufactured Macroscopic Optics

3.4.1 Light-Guiding Elements
3.4.1.1 Complex Light-Guiding Structures
3.4.1.2 Additively Manufactured Scattered Light Sensor for Quality Control
3.4.2 Lens Systems
3.4.2.1 Additively Manufactured Doublet
3.4.2.2 Refractive Panoramic Lens
3.4.3 Liquid Lenses
3.4.4 Freeform Lenses
3.4.4.1 Definition of Freeform Optics
3.4.4.2 Applications of Freeform Optics
3.4.4.3 Computation of Freeform Lenses
3.4.4.4 Additive Manufacturing of Transmissive Freeform Elements
3.4.5 Volumetric Displays Using Additive Manufacturing Processes